COLLATERAL FREEDOM
RSF unblocks 22 censored websites
How does RSF outsmart censorship?
Operation #CollateralFreedom circumvents technological censorship by means of an original strategy in which “mirrors” or duplicates of the censored websites are created on the servers of the world’s Internet giants. Authoritarian regimes cannot block access to the mirrors without the “collateral damage” of restricting their own access to the services of these Internet companies.
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RSF has to buy bandwidth to keep its mirror sites accessible. The more they are visited, the faster this bandwidth is used up. By making a donation, every Internet user can help to fund the bandwidth needed to maintain and extend access to the unblocked websites.
New: RSF is offering a Google Chrome and Firefox browser extension called “Censorship detector” that facilitates access to websites within the countries where they are censored.
Websites unblocked by RSF
Focus on Censorship
- Arabie Saoudite
- Bahreïn
- Burundi
- Chine
- Emirats Arabes Unis
- Iran
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Turkménistan
- Vietnam
Arabie Saoudite
The Saudi regime cracks down harshly on dissent, often by using the 2007 cyber-crime law. Blasphemy, insulting religion, “inciting chaos,” and defaming the king and the state are all punishable by long jail terms. Online media, the websites of the traditional media and platforms with video or audio content are now required to apply to the ministry of information and culture for a licence. To get a three-year licence, applicants must sign an identity declaration, provide documents “attesting to good behaviour” and provide the website host’s name. Forums, blogs, personal websites, distribution lists, electronic files and chats are all now recorded. As a result of a February 2014 decision, bloggers must now also give their real identity.
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